Schererville Dialysis Center
✓ In-center✓ PD✓ Home HD
83/ 100
FMC - Griffith
Dialysis center · 926 N. Broad Street, Griffith, IN 46319
CMS star rating · Patient survey: 4★
93/ 100
Excellent
Better than 93% of US centers
At a glance
- Operator
- Fresenius Medical Care · For-profit
- Dialysis options
- ✓ In-center hemodialysis✗ Peritoneal dialysis (PD)✗ Home hemodialysis training
- Evening shift
- No shift starting after 5 pm reported
- Stations
- 17 dialysis chairs
- Medicare-certified
- Since 2016-08-26 · CCN 152669
- Rank in Indiana
- #8 of 151 scored centers
- County
- Lake
- ESRD Network
- Network 9 (for grievances and help changing centers)
Patient outcomes and quality of care
CMS quality measures: better than the national average on 9 of 14 reported measures, worse on 4.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient deaths (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15 | 20.4 | 22.2 | Better |
| Hospital admissions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 106.1 | 136.1 | 148 | Better |
| Readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 15.3% | 25.2% | 27.2% | Better |
| Blood transfusions (risk-adjusted rate) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 0 | 29.2 | 32.5 | Better |
| Bloodstream infections (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: Better than Expected | 0.2 | 0.36 | 1 | Better |
| Emergency room visits (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.08 | 0.98 | 0.99 | Worse |
| ER visits within 30 days of a hospital stay (ratio to expected) (lower is better) CMS: As Expected | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.04 | Worse |
| Patients dialyzing through an AV fistula CMS: As Expected | 69.7% | 55.9% | 57.1% | Better |
| Patients with a long-term catheter (90+ days) (lower is better) | 14% | 20.2% | 19% | Better |
| Hemodialysis patients getting adequate dialysis (Kt/V ≥ 1.2) | 99% | 96.9% | 97% | Better |
| Patients with high blood calcium (over 10.2 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 0% | 0.9% | 1% | About the same |
| Patients with very high phosphorus (over 7.0 mg/dL) (lower is better) | 15% | 16.9% | 18% | Better |
| New patients put on the transplant waitlist (ratio to expected) CMS: As Expected | 0.87 | 0.83 | 1 | Worse |
| Patients on the kidney transplant waitlist CMS: As Expected | 9.8% | 13.8% | 16.5% | Worse |
Rates for deaths, hospital admissions and transfusions are risk-adjusted per 100 patient-years; ratios compare the center to what CMS expects for its patients (1.00 = as expected). State figures are the average of centers in the state. 'CMS:' notes show CMS's own verdict after accounting for statistical uncertainty.
What patients say (ICH-CAHPS survey)
In-center hemodialysis patient survey (0–100 scores): better than the national average on 2 of 6 reported measures, worse on 0.
| Measure | This center | State | National | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidney doctors' communication and caring | 84 | 80 | 81 | About the same |
| Quality of dialysis center care and operations | 84 | 81 | 81 | About the same |
| Providing information to patients | 88 | 81 | 80 | Better |
| Rating of the kidney doctor | 83 | 84 | 84 | About the same |
| Rating of the dialysis center staff | 92 | 86 | 87 | Better |
| Rating of the dialysis center | 90 | 87 | 88 | About the same |
Based on 34 completed interviews (32% response rate). CMS publishes survey results only for centers with at least 30 completed interviews.
Location
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Frequently asked questions
Is FMC - Griffith Medicare-certified?
Yes. FMC - Griffith (CMS Certification Number 152669) has been Medicare-certified since 2016-08-26, which means it meets federal ESRD Conditions for Coverage and Medicare pays for covered dialysis there.
What dialysis options does FMC - Griffith offer?
FMC - Griffith reports offering in-center hemodialysis with 17 dialysis stations. It does not report a shift starting after 5 pm.
How does FMC - Griffith compare to other dialysis centers?
FMC - Griffith scores 93/100 on Dialysis Scorecard (excellent), better than 93% of US dialysis centers, and ranks #8 of 151 scored centers in Indiana. CMS gives it 5 out of 5 stars.
Who owns FMC - Griffith?
FMC - Griffith is operated by Fresenius Medical Care and is a for-profit facility.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Dialysis Facility Compare and ICH-CAHPS (2026-09-29). Dialysis Scorecard is not affiliated with FMC - Griffith or Fresenius Medical Care. Data may lag real-world changes; verify with the center. Is this your center? Report a correction.